<I couldn't see the message on the NG, so this is a re-post (hope it
isn't too late!)>

alex_vnru@... wrote:

> Hi, All. Does anybody know hack how to operate location of secondary
> database file without backup/restore? Update RDB$FILES do nothing.
> Purpose is: I need perform some statistics collection in single-user
> mode at nights and make backup. To save time database is off-line I
> want make file copy and perform statistics on original database
> simultaneously making backup on copy. I'm informed about Firebird team
> efforts to eleminate file size limitation, it's fine, but can I do
> what I want just now?

Maybe the old post below from the MERS interbase list would interest
you.

Regards,
Aage J.

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Message: 6
From: "Jason Chapman" <jason@...>
Subject: Re: Renaming multi file gdb
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 22:01:33 -0000
Organization: MER Systems Inc.
To: interbase@...
Reply-To: interbase@...

...

I have a secondaryfile.exe that does this, we use it every day for a gdb
+ 2 secondary files to move from one machine to others. ...

...

JAC.
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